Dr. A. L. Mudaliar addresses the gathering, 1963

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Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Visiting VIPs , Administrators , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the visit of Mr. Walter Scheel to IIT Madras. Mr. Scheel was the Minister of Economic Cooperation for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Dr. Mudaliar was the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar completed his education from Madras Christian College, after which he joined Madras Medical College to study medicine. He served as the first Indian principal of Madras Medical College in 1939, after having completed his specialization in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G). He later served as Vice Chancellor of Madras University for a period of 27 years. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Indian delegation to the First World Health Assembly in Geneva in 1948. Following this, Mudaliar was elected as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950. Apart from this, Mudaliar was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours. In 1954, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan in 1963.

Seen in the photograph, from left, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, extreme left), Mr. Walter Scheel (Minister of Economic Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. G. A. Sonnenhol (Ministerialdirektor, Federal Republic of Germany) and Prof. R. A. Kraus (former Adviser to the Government of India for IIT Madras). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0178 of the Central Photographic Section Collection under the ID: 001/0178/0004_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Photograph ID:

001/0270/IMG_0752

Album ID:

0270

Date:

4 December 1963

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Visit of Mr. Walter Scheel

Place:

Possibly Machines Laboratory